| jess |
a short strap fastened around the leg of a falcon or hawk, to which a leash can be attached. |
| jest |
a humorous utterance or action; joke. [6 definitions] |
| jester |
someone who habitually jokes or acts playfully. [2 definitions] |
| Jesuit |
a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order for men, founded in 1534 during the Counter-Reformation. |
| Jesus Christ |
the founder of Christianity (b.4? B.C.--d.29? A.D.); according to the New Testament, the savior foretold by Isaiah, considered by Christians to be the Messiah and son of God; Jesus of Nazareth. (See Christ.) |
| Jesus freak |
(offensive) a member of a young persons' fundamentalist group strongly committed to Jesus Christ and his teachings. |
| Jesús Hernández |
Cuban journalist, founder of the independent news agency, Cooperativa Avileña de Periodistas Independientes (CAPI), and recipient of the 1999 International Press Freedom Award (b. 1974). |
| jet1 |
a stream of fluid or gas shooting from an opening, usu. with great pressure. [5 definitions] |
| jet2 |
a dense black coal capable of being highly polished, used for jewelry. [4 definitions] |
| jetbead |
a cultivated shrub of the rose family that bears white flowers and clusters of four shiny black fruits. |
| jet-black |
of or pertaining to a dark, glossy, black color. |
| jet engine |
an engine that develops thrust by the backward expulsion of a jet of fluid or gaseous products of combustion, used esp. in aircraft. |
| jet lag |
a temporary disruption of biological rhythms as the result of traveling by jet airplane across several time zones. |
| jetliner |
a commercial jet airplane used for carrying passengers or cargo. |
| jetport |
an airport designed with long runways for use by jet aircraft. |
| jet-propelled |
powered by a jet engine or engines. [2 definitions] |
| jet propulsion |
propulsion of aircraft and some small ships that results from the high-velocity expulsion of compressed outside air and hot exhaust gases through a jet nozzle. |
| jetsam |
objects thrown from a ship to lighten it, as in a storm (See "flotsam.") [3 definitions] |
| jet set |
a group of fashionable, wealthy people who reputedly travel by jet from one resort to another. |
| jet stream |
a high-velocity, generally westerly wind in the upper troposphere. [2 definitions] |
| jettison |
to throw (objects) from a ship or airplane to lighten or stabilize it, as in a storm. [4 definitions] |